Improved lambrequin



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Letters Patent No. 98,974, dated January 18, 1870.

IMPRovnD LAMBREQIN.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the .same

To all whom it may-concern Be itknown that I, HENRY M. JOHNSTON, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lambrequin; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

As lambrequins ar'e now made, they are adaptable only to windows corresponding in sizewith those for which the lambrequins were made, and where it is required to adapt them `to windows which are much larger or smaller, it is then necessary to incur the expense of employingan upholstererto alter and it them to such windows, which alteration cannot always be made without destroying the original design.

'This invention has for its object the production .of lambrequins, made in sections, which cau be adjusted by any person to small or large windows, without expense, and without material change of design.

My inventionis not confined to any special quality of lambrequins, but I regard it as more particularly applicable to those iliade of paper, or paper and cloth combined, or those made of common cloth, and where superfluous material is not too expensive.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use f my invention, 1 will proceed to describe the same, with reference to the drawings.

The drawings illustrate one style of my improved lambrequins, which is composed of iive sections,

Figures 1 and 2 of which represent right and left transverse sections,

Figures 3 and 4 represent right and left vertical sections, and

Figure 5, the centre vertical section.

When it is desired to adapt the lambrequin to a narrow window, then the right and left vertical sections, gs. 3 and 4, and the centre vertical section, fig. 5, are fastened'iu position, as shown in Figure 6; then the transverse sections, figs. l and 2, are fastened in position, so that part of each ofthe ends of these 'secltions are concealed behind the vertical sections, 3, 4,

and 5, 'as represented in Figure 7.

It will be readily understood, that to adapt the 1ambrequin to a wide window, it is only necessary to fasten the vertical sections, figs. 3, 4, and 5, a wide distance apart, and then to fasten the transverse sections, figs. I and 2, in position, in which case the greater vpart of the ends of these sections, which were concealed behind the vertical sections iu fig. 7, will then be brought in view, as shown in Figure 8.

In adjusting theyertical and transverse sections in position, as shown iu figs. 6, 7, and 8, the sections must be so placed that the lines of the decoration, a and b, gs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, will come exactly in straight lines with each other, to eect which purpose, there are made, on the back ofthe sections, registered lines, corresponding with the lines c, figsl, 2, 3, 4, and 5, which registered lines areA placed exactly in line with 'and against the straight edge of the cornice, by which means the lines a and b will come .exactly in line with each other, as shown in figs. 7 and 8. V

My invention extends to a great variety of lambrequins, in some of which, both the transverse ah'dvertical sections are made up of separate parts or sections, parts of which sections are .concealed behind the other parts, when the lamhrequins are adjusted to small windows, and when adjusted to large windows, the concealed parts are then brought in view, hy which means the lambrequins can be adjusted to very small or very large windows, without change of proportion in the design; therefore, Ido not contine myself to any number of sections or design, the drawings being given to describe my invention by one style of lambreqnin, not with a view of limitation of design, or number of sections, or any specified relative position in adjusting the sections, as the transverse or other sections may be placed in front of the vertical sections, and thereby accomplish the same purpose.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The construction. of lambrequins in sections, which can be adjusted to windows ot' different sizes, in the manner specified.

HENRY M. JOHNSTON.

Witnesses:

0. S. FOLLETT, DAVID EARLE. 

